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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176775 | Tire inflation method for tire testing machine In a tire testing machine, a test tire transported onto a belt conveyor is entrusted to a lower rim by lowering the belt conveyor. In this state, an upper rim is lowered to the position of the lower rim, whereby the upper and lower rims are fitted to the test tire, ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8171783 | Tire tread scanner drive-over unit A tire tread scanner drive-over unit is used to measure the tread depth and tire wear condition of a vehicle with two or four wheels on the axle. The unit includes a surface with two tire position area areas, each between an elevated rearward area and an elevated fo... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8166809 | In-tire multi-element piezoelectric sensor Disclosed is an apparatus and methodology for monitoring tire related conditions. A substrate is provided having one or more pairs of sensors mounted thereon. The pairs of sensors are mounted in predetermined relationship to each other at predetermined separation di... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8146412 | Model at a reduced scale of a tire for aerodynamic tests in a wind tunnel A reduced scale model of a tire for aerodynamic tests in a wind tunnel, the model having a hollow toroidal shape, is made of a single molded plastic material homogeneous throughout the model, is deformable, and is shaped so as to reproduce externally the deformed sh... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141415 | Tire testing device A tire testing device which can improve reliability in measurement of loss in tire is provided. The tire testing device can include a tire motor connected with the rotational shaft of the tire, a tire shaft torque meter for detecting torque applied to the rotational... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141414 | Apparatus for determining the condition of a tire tread of a vehicle wheel A method and apparatus for determining the condition of a tire tread of a vehicle wheel including a rim and a tire configured to perform the steps of: (1) emitting an electromagnetic radiation towards the tread of the tire, ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8136393 | Tire testing machine and method for testing tire Provided is a tire testing machine capable of measuring a force generated in a tire with high precision. The tire testing machine includes a spindle shaft (20) for holding a tire (T), a housing (22) for rotatably supporting the spindle shaft (20... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8122762 | Method of estimating tire contact state, tire contact state estimating apparatus and tire for tire contact state estimation Provided is a tire contact state estimating method using a tire for estimating a contact state having a block row, in which a plurality of blocks having different lengths in a tire circumference direction are arrayed, and having a tread pattern, in which the kicking... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8113040 | Tire runout gauge A runout gauge includes a stand (such as a tripod), and a gauge bar pivotally mounted on the stand. The gauge bar includes a wheel on its upper end positioned above the pivot for rollingly engaging an outer surface of a vehicle tire, and further includes a pointer l... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8104335 | Method and device for measuring a tire inflation pressure by means of a stress sensor A method for measuring inflation pressure of a vehicle tire involves measuring a compressive stress. The tire includes a rubber mass, referred to as an interior rubber, delimited by an internal surface in contact with air inside the tire and an external surface in c... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100001 | Measuring construction and method for measuring tyre data Measuring construction for measuring use conditions of a tire, configured to be mounted to a support arrangement and provided with a tilting arrangement for tilting and/or adjusting a force on a tire, wherein the tilting arrangement is provided with a measuring inst... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096173 | Tire action force detecting device An apparatus to accurately detect a force acting on a tire, based on a stress acting on a connection mechanism that connects a wheel and a wheel support member. A tire-acting-force detection apparatus is applied to a vehicle including a wheel unit composed of a whee... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096172 | Wireless communication apparatuses, systems and methods Methods of wirelessly communicating are disclosed. In one embodiment, a transmit angle along a circumference of a revolution is determined, a transmit time of the transmit angle based at least in part on a time required to complete a revolution is determined, and a ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8082777 | Bearing assembly for wheel based sensor A wheel and sensor assembly includes a U-shaped bracket assembly mounting to and moving with a wheel assembly. One or more sensor device(s) such as camber angle and slip angle sensors mount to the bracket assembly for operatively measuring one or more wheel assembly... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082779 | Master tire and method of inspecting tire uniformity tester using the master tire The present invention provides a master tire for inspecting the accuracy of a tire tester easily and securely. A master tire 100 according to the present invention is equipped with an upper-lower rim member 120, a cylindrical member 110 equivale... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079254 | Wheel diagnosis system According to the present invention there is provided a wheel diagnosis system (DS) for diagnosing a wheel (12) under test mounted to a vehicle and including at least a rim (18) and a tire (13). The wheel diagnosis system comprises a plurality of... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074506 | Apparatus and method for testing a tire An apparatus for testing a tire (10), which has a center (M), a width (B1, B2) which extends in an axial direction (z) and a diameter (D1, D2) on a tire plane (RME, RME1, RME2, MBE) which is orthogonal... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8065911 | Vehicle tyre checking system A method and apparatus for assessing the tread on a vehicle tyre, measuring tyre pressure and calculating other parameters such as vehicle weight. The vehicle is driven in a longitudinal direction so that the tyre passes over a first lateral sensor (6) that e... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8061191 | Method and apparatus for detecting wear of tire A method and apparatus for detecting the state of wear of the tire tread with accuracy and durability are provided. Acceleration of the inner surface of the tire tread is detected by an acceleration sensor installed in an inner liner region of the tire. From a thus ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056406 | Simulation wheel and vehicle testing apparatus A shaft receiving section of a simulation wheel is attached to a hub of a vehicle such that the shaft receiving section is located outside the vehicle. A tire mounting section surrounding the shaft receiving section concentrically with the shaft receiving section wi... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8051705 | Tire equipped with a sensor and a method of measuring strain amount of the tire This invention provides a tire (10) equipped with a sensor (14), attached to a rubber member (15) in the surface of the tire (10), for detecting deformation of the tire (10). The sensor (14) is adhered to the rubber member (... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8037744 | Method for measuring deformation of tire tread A method for measuring deformation of a tire tread is provided. The method uses a tire tread deformation producing system 10 including a flat, transparent base plate 24 having first and second opposite surfaces 24a and 24b. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8028570 | Method for testing tires The invention relates to a method for testing tires, for measuring the radial and lateral forces which the tires of motor vehicles will exert on a road. According to the method, a load-application wheel is forced with a predetermined force against the tread of the t... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8011235 | Apparatus and method for measuring local tire stiffness A tire testing apparatus and method for measuring the local stiffness of a tire. The apparatus includes a force producing mechanism, a force measuring device, a force transmitting member, and a measuring device. The force transmitting member applies a force to a tir... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8006550 | Methods and systems for testing tires of vehicles to quantify transient tire force and moment responses A method for testing a tire of a vehicle that includes the steps of creating a first condition comprising a first slip angle of the tire, obtaining a first set of data regarding performance of the tire under the first condition, creating a second condition comprisin... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7997128 | Tachometer for tires A device for counting the rotations of a tire on a vehicle using the deformations that the tire undergoes on each rotation of the wheel, comprising a casing, a sensor intended to generate an electrical signal on each rotation of the wheel, and connection means inten... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7987705 | Method for estimating a tire performance during a braking situation A method for estimating the performance, during a braking situation, of a tire to be provided to a vehicle, this method comprising an experimental phase (EXPERIM) including a step (EVAL_MU) of assessing the grip coefficient (μ) of the tire on the ground. This asses... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7984646 | Method of measuring the three-dimensional profile of a ground, and device for implementing said method A method of measuring the profile, in three dimensions, of a pavement on which vehicles fitted with at least one tire may run. A first topographical measurement is carried out on site with a precision of at least one millimeter of an elementary surface of said pavem... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7975540 | Methods and apparatus for tire tread measurement Methods and apparatus are provided for evaluating tread depth on at least one tire. One or more laser scanners are positioned at an offset position from a tire path of the at least one tire. A profile of the at least one tire is obtained and the tread depth is deter... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7963157 | Apparatus and method for detecting decrease in tire air pressure and program for detecting decrease in tire air pressure An apparatus for detecting a decrease in a tire air pressure includes: a rotation velocity information detection means for periodically detecting tire rotation velocity information for the respective wheels of a vehicle; a frequency characteristic estimate means for... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7963158 | Tire driving stiffness measuring apparatus, tire driving stiffness measuring method and predictive fuel consumption There are provided the tire motor 5 for increasing or decreasing the tire rotational frequency Nt while the tire 3 is being rotated around the tire rotational shaft 1, the rotational frequency measuring means 6 for measuring the tire rota... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7954367 | Tyre comprising a device for detecting at least a characteristic parameter of the tyre itself, and a manufacturing method thereof Fastened to a tire is a detecting device consisting of a detecting unit including a sensor associated with an annular antenna having an inner perimetral edge, and an anchoring body having a base portion with a fastening surface secured to the radially internal surfa... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954369 | Tire pressure measurement system with reduced current consumption A tire pressure measurement system (TPMS) includes a capacitor and an integrated circuit configured to receive a supply voltage. The integrated circuit includes a voltage regulator and a measurement unit. The voltage regulator is configured to be turned on and off f... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954368 | Tire pressure monitoring system Tire pressure monitoring system for a vehicle includes sensor units mounted in each tire of the vehicle, each sensor unit being operable to output an RF signal indicative of the pressure in the tire in which it is mounted; a pair of communicator units for receiving ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950276 | System and method of forming vehicle test road by joining pre-fabricated pavement modules A modular vehicle test road construction system and associated installation method. The system includes pre-fabricated pavement modules adapted to be transportable. The pre-fabricated modules are formed so that an upper driving surface thereof includes one or more v... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7946165 | Over-speed, rough loads and hard landing detection system A system, apparatus and method provide a means for indicating an overload condition has occurred during aircraft operation. The occurrence of an overload condition is automatically determined and an indication output thereof. Based on the indication received by the ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946164 | Measurement machine for the uniformity of vehicle tires A measurement machine for uniformity serves for determining radial and lateral force fluctuations of vehicle tires (4), which are received by a drivable support spindle (2) supported on a machine frame (1). The vehicle tire (4) rotates on... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942047 | Method for determining the length of the footprint on the ground of a tire of a wheel of a vehicle A method for determining, while a vehicle is traveling, the length of the footprint on the ground of a tire (7) including a metal belt, fitted to a rim (6) of a wheel of the vehicle. According to the invention, this method includes mounting a magnetic ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7937998 | Sensor mount with self-tightening device A wheel assembly comprises a wheel, a tire mounted to the wheel, a tire condition sensor unit, and a sensor mount. The sensor mount mounts the sensor unit to an outside diameter surface of a rim of the wheel in a desired circumferential mounting location relative to... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7934421 | Biaxial wheel test assembly A wheel test assembly for testing a wheel-and-tire assembly includes a drum operatively mounted to a base for rotation of the drum. The drum includes an inner circumferential surface. A tailstock assembly is slidably coupled to the base for movement in a lateral dir... | 05/03/2011 |
